The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-05-19
HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA,
And Her Thriving Tobacco Trade-A
Golden Opportunity for Man
ufacturers.

Mr.. Ii. E. Hartman editor of the Green's
boro Southern Tobacco Journal, who re-
Gently made visit to our market, says this
of Henderson
A glance at the map in this issue readily
shows the location of Henderson, North
Carolina, in the golden tobacco belt. No
town could naturally be more fortunate in
its situation, because Henderson is the
natural market for bright tobacco from all
directions. The section of country imme-
diately around Henderson is probably the
most thoroughly adapted of any in the State
for the growth OF the finest grades of yell
here is we'll known for its excellent quail
ties far and wide. For the brightest color,
fine texture and rich, waXy sweetness 1t
has no rivals anywhere. The finest cigar
cites and the most delightful smoking goods
are made from this golden belt leaf as
we'll as the finest wrappers known in the
world.
Henperson began as tobacco market in
1872 in which year less than 800, 600 pounds
of leaf were sold. Her growth in the to-
bacco industry from that date until now
has been astonishingly rapid. the last prin-
total sale on the Henderson market of g.
1913, 139 pounds. From one small ware
house In 1872 and about a dozen buyers,
there are now four we'll appointed
Warehouses and about fifty buyers on
the market. Prices range we'll OH all
grades and manufacturers all over the
country have large orders in the hands OF
the enterprising leaf dealers. In fact a
large amount of the finest tobacco used i'm
the largest manufacturing establishments
of the country is purchased on the Uender-
son warehouse floors.
1t is strange that a town SO largely de-
voted to the tobacco trade as this has not
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Establishments. Nowhere else can the
manufacturer find better place for his
plant than here. Henderson possesses all
the salient necessities for live manufac-
turing place and especially for the man
| ufacture of tobacco in any and every form.
Here the choicest leaf can be had in almost
any quantity.
Here is class of people who are ready
| to extend every iiiducenlent to capital that
| will be invested i'm the manufacture of to
! i,acco and here, too. labor can be had In
the greatest abundance. The Raleigh and
| CASTOR Railroad gives an excellent outlet
| for all manufactured products and the
| chances for two new roads i'm the near flu
] ture are very gOOd-the one from Clarks
| Vile, Va. and the other direct from Rich
mond. Indeed this is a choice field for the
manufacturer to occupy and the first te
come will be the first 10 reap the golden
| harvest. sa.E
Nowhere else have we ever met more
| clever set of tobacco men than those Ia
/ Henderson. As a rule they are Young mel
| and full of vim and enterprise. Thes
| know how to make the stranger feel easy
| i'm their midst and are equally acquainted
with the rules Of money-niaking. The
town Is out of debt, Is growing i'm popula
| ton and business and has a most healthy
and substantial outlook.
| The sketches annexed below are not by
| any means as full and complete as they de
| serve to be, and yet the reader who give:
| them close perusal viii CLEAN some ides
| of the ptishy gentlemen who rule the tolac
co trade Of prosperous Henderson,